St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-12
ALL SORTS.

There was q witness in the district court
Tuesday whom the lawyers could not worry.
Following is "a sample Of his testimony:
What is your occupation?'
Il am Il minister Of the Gospel
What were you doing when this trouble
occurred:'
Il had been trying to put up a stove at the
house, and was engaged in doing So"
What did you see tirst:'
Il saw MIR. = tearing up the sod from Mr..
IS yard
what neXt:'
mir. = went out grasped Mr.. - firmly
by the collar ard the seat of his pants, and
gently dropped him over the fence
If there is one way in which the police
commission can make its name bleSsed-or
at least make it less maligned-it is to make
a deadly war on fast and reckless driving.
Such is the bore of Minneapolis. Nearly
every day Il serious accident is the result of
careless and too rapid driving and somebody
should be made to suffer
The dairy commissioner has covered him
self with glory in the inspection of Minneap-
ellis milk. He should now inspect some of
the butter shown in the good Minneapolis
boarding houses and myriards of our home
less young men" would rise up and call his
name blessed.
They were talking about the location of the
North Minneapolis dump when Health Off
ser kilvington said to Alderman Mills: why,
you needn't spend much time. You've got
good place for Il dump in your head already"
The doctor did not probably mean to use the
alderman's dome of thought for a dumping
ground for refuse, but there was something
III the remark that caused general laugh.
Jake Helm, or rather Superintendent of
Police Jacob Helm, has only been off the
police force four weeks in nine years. Then
he was removed by Mayor Pillsbury for dis
take squad of men with loaded muskets to
the court house during the Cantieny
riot O.. He acknowledged he was
wrong, but said he did not want to shoot at u
LOT of lnr Iao1 Of 1irn
about his dismissal and the policemen. by
the way of showing their sympathy with him,
presented him with gold star, which he
wears to-day. Mayor Pillsbury then recon-
sidered his rather hasty action and put Jacob
back on the force.
In its earnestness after the true faith the
Salvation army should remember that clean
illness is next TO Goodness and then turn its
gaze on the filthy floor of its barracks. If
the army would fire volley'' of soap ard
water at the seats and floor, the Lord would
probably say "amen!'
Several sensational efforts have been made
by certain enemies of Sheriff Swenson to
show he was not rigorous in the discharge of
his duties The whole story is that Jailer
Johnton, without the knowledge of the sher
if, took Il prisoner, confined on short SEN
tence for misdemeanOr, and worked him
about the grounds and then allowed him to
make Il short trip under guard. When the
sheriff learned of it he forbade repetition
of the otfense. and in case it is repeated, n
IcW JNllSI Will NC III utTc Is lO
truth in any story that is otherwise, and any
publication which may be made will be for
political ends by paper which had opposed
Sheriff Swenson i'll the campaign.
Lieut. Gov. A. Z. Rice was in the city yes
terday in consultation with leading Republic
can politicians, though he strenuously de-
MED that his visit had any political bearings.
tate" After he left a little party one of them
remarked: There goes the next governor"
j. A. James chief inspector of grain was
i'll the city yesterday circulating among the
commission men at the chamber of com
waters stirred up Il week or two ago. 1t is
said there is still trouble ahead. A. C. Clau-
sen wants certain inspectors retained, on
whose work he can rely. and wants certain
tn cir own men put in, inspection or no in
Spection.